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German
Etymology
From Middle High German after, from Old High German aftero ("rear; behind; below"; compare Old High German aftar (“after”, preposition, adverb)), from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”). Compare English after, Dutch achter, Danish efter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaftɐ/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈaːftɐ/ (quite common; via English after, given the word’s infrequency in speech)
Noun
After m (strong, genitive Afters, plural After)
- (anatomy, formal, literary) anus
- (obsolete) buttocks, backside
Declension
Synonyms
(anus):
Derived terms
(anus):
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